الواجب
Due 5/ 30
Review
Practice individual sections of your letter in Arabic.
a. Imagine what questions will be asked and write them.
b. Write out sections of the letter.
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Due 5/29
1- Write a full introduction of yourself and your family members
2- Review ACTIVELY writing, reading, speaking, listening (introductions, how are you, family members, numbers, hobbies)
Due 5/28
Review the list of topics to be covered in review. Add food and clothes.
Generate a master list of vocabulary listed by topic.
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Due 5/21
1) Study vocabulary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvH02HiPa4Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player
2) Look up Arabic recipe/ Arabic foods and be ready to talk about it in detail. What is its name? Where is it from? What is in it? What is it eaten with? Note: use embassy websites for reference if needed.
Due 5/19
Make a list of Arabic foods that you know or have heard of Due 5/16
1) Describe the photos of your family in detail. Describe who is in the photo (name, relationship to you/ each other, age, where they are from) and describe what they are wearing.
2) Practice new vocabulary Clothing
Due 5/14
1) Write 5 sentences demonstrating agreement between Masc/ Fem nouns and their colors
2) Bring a picture to class. You will be describing the clothing of the people in the picture.
(preferably the picture will be of your family members so you can review the words for family) Due 5/12
1) Listen to the news report http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecZCWwZ6P3w
0:00-1:20
--> Record as many familiar words as you can
Take notes on your reactions
-what did you notice about the speed, accent, and words?
-what kinds of questions do you think were being asked
-what words did you hear that you know?
Due 3/27
Review verbs for quiz Due 3/26
Study vocabulary
Translate sentences from class. Translate the following sentences using vocabulary you know. Focus on the vocabulary you know and try to string them together. DO NOT concern yourself with grammatical structure, verb tenses, etc. Use the vocabulary
1) My mom is watching TV in the living room. 2) My brother is sleeping in the bedroom 3) My car is at the restaurant 4) The dad is sweeping the dining room 5) My family eats in the dining room at 6 PM 6) Before قبل school I shower in the bathroom 7) Are you going to school Saturday?
Due 3/20
Describe your neighborhood. Say where you live, what kind of place you live in (apt/ house - big/small), and what is close or far. Due 3/24
Practice vocabulary from class
اكنس
اغسل
اجلس
انام
اكل
استحم
I sweep
I wash
I sit
I sleep
I eat
I bathe
2) Go to this website. Write 3 words you recognize and 1 word that you can guess from context! http://eg.arabiaweather.com
Due 3/13
1) Liesten to the weather report and record as many place names and types of weather as you hear
2) Use the weather website to discover other words from context. Do not use a dictionary! Study the words we discovered together today in class:
Due 3/5
List of vocabulary words in English.
Brainstorm a list of vocabulary words
What do you do at each of the places we have learned?
Review all the places we have studied and write 2-3 related words for each
(eg. at the airport I travel)
-->If you would like to retake last week's quiz you may do so on Thursday during Tutorial
Due 3/6
List of vocabulary words in English.
Brainstorm a list of vocabulary words
What do you do at each of the places we have learned?
Review all the places we have studied and write 2-3 related words for each
(eg. at the airport I travel)
-->If you would like to retake last week's quiz you may do so on Thursday during Tutorial
Due 3/7
Study weather vocabulary and days of the week Weather http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9yuw9_vHMg
Bring a weekly weather report to class. You may print it, get it from a newspaper or draw it yourself.
Due 3/10
Write a weekly weather report.
DUE
3/3
Brainstorm a list of vocabulary words
What do you do at each of the places we have learned?
Review all the places we have studied and write 2-3 related words for each
(eg. at the airport I travel)
2/26
Write to a friend about the movie Lemon Tree.
Imagine they have never seen the movie and they know nothing about the Arab world.
What should they know before seeing the movie? What important scenes/ interactions should they watch for?
What will they learn? What questions would you want to ask them after they see the movie?
Due 2/27
179 drill 4
Due 2/28 1) Quiz tomorrow- reading and writing- places vocabulary 2) Complete connecting practice by connecting letters and writing the meaning of each word
2/6
Vocabulary/ Writing practice
2/7
Alif baa work
2/10
Practice writing vocabulary
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Complete Unit 7 Drills if not completed in class
Unit 7
Listening exercise 6
Drill 5 (Reading aloud)
Drill 6
Drill 8
Drill 9
Drill 10 (p. 161, 162)
Read p. 166
1-31
Write a goal for yourself for Pronunciation, Reading, Listening, Writing
"By the end of next week I want to be able to..."
1-29
Write 5 vocabulary words in Arabic by sounding them out
Write your full name in Arabic
1-27
Drill 21, 22, 23
p. 141
12-10
Create a Wordle using English words that come from Arabic. http://www.wordle.net
12-18
Drills 10,11,13
12-19
Alif baa drills
12-20
Alif baa drills
Unit 3 Drill 9, 10, 11
Write 1 family member's name
12-11
Vocabulary review
12-12
Bring Alif Baa to class
12-16
Alif baa exercises
Unit 2
Drill 6, 7, 8, 10
Due 12-3
Amreeka Discussion questions- Choose 4 of 6 PLOT and 2 of 4 CULTURE
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Due 12-4
Choose one of the following 2 questions. Use specific scenes from the movie AND comments from our discussion to defend your answer. 1) Was Salma’s boyfriend correct when he called Fadi’s classmates racist? *To answer this question you need to define "racist" and decide whether or not "Arabs" are a race. 2) Was American culture portrayed positively or negatively? Give an example to defend your opinion. *To answer this question you need to define "culture" and decide what in the movie was a part of American culture.
Due 12-5
Discussion questions: Amreeka
Due 12-9
Write a goal for 2 of the following seminar skills (Speaking, Listening, Writing).
Some sample goals are:
Speak 3 times during class, agree/disagree with a classmate
Summarize a classmate's point, ask a question
Take careful notes, reference a classmate's point in your writing
Due Wednesday 11-20
Writing practice س م
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Due Thursday 11-21
BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS
Due Friday 11-22
BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS
Monday 11-25
COMPLETE DRILLS IN TEXTBOOK
Due Wednesday 11-13
Reaction to presentation. What was most surprising about Walid's presentation? What was most expected?
Due Thursday 11-14
Study vocabulary from class. Places
Friday 11-15 - TBA
Due Monday 11-18
New/ old vocabulary.
Practice ذ / هـ
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Due Wednesday 11-6
Movie Draft
Due Thursday 11-7
Revised Draft Due Friday 11-8
Video Project due @ the start of class
Due Thursday 10-24
Map Practice Due Friday 10-25
Quiz on Map- Study using Drill 3 p. 13 Geography (includes practice and presentation)
Response: Visual Geography
- How do we view the world? Talk about your general reactions to today's presentations
- Which pictures/ slides were particularly moving to you? Why? What assumptions did they challenge?
Due Monday 10-28
Country presentation- capital, pictures, flag, population, major monuments/sites, 1 (or more) cultural products or practices or people unique to the country
Define "backwards". Think of 3 examples of things that are backwards
Due Friday 10-4
Response: Is Arabic written Backwards? Is it acceptable to call Arabic writing "backwards"?
Due Monday 10-7
Pronunciation practice
ح
Writing practice
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Due Monday 9-23
Pronunciation practice with website.
Recording
Due Wednesday 9-25
1) Record a video introducing someone else
2) Review #s and Letters with youtube and the website (20 min)
3) Response to our Fireside chat (what is going well in Arabic? What is challenging? What are you looking forward to? What are you nervous about?)
Due Thursday 9-26 Memorize dialogue with an introduction of someone else. Practice Alphabet and Numbers-- Quiz Thursday.
Due Friday 9-27 Pronunciation practice with website.
Listening practice, listen to the scenes a second time listening for key phrases. Record a 2nd draft introduction video including name, where you are from, age, where you are a student. Email the video to me!
Due Friday 9-20 Pronunciation practice with website. Record yourself pronouncing the letters of the alphabet.
Due Monday 9-23 Pronunciation practice with website. Record 4 familiar sounds and 4 unfamiliar sounds.
Due Monday 9-9
1) Complete writing practice (introductory words)
2) Why do you want to learn Arabic?
1) Study Alphabet
2) Rd. Pages vii- ix in the text.
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Due Friday 9-13
1) In several thoughtfully constructed paragraphs, respond to Sylvie's Question:
2) Practice #'s and Alphabet
Due Monday 9-16
1) Review Alphabet and Numbers 2) Reading In packet. Stop at "Formal and Spoken" (PDF ON ARABIC 1 PAGE)
Due Friday 9-6
1) Practice writing your name in Arabic
Due Thursday 9-5 (If you are celebrating the holiday, this assignment is due Friday):
1) Record a video introducing yourself. Include one thing you like.
Due Wednesday 9-4
1) Teach someone who doesn't speak Arabic to introduce themselves in Arabic
"...مرحبا انا اسمي"
"...انا من "
2) Review syllabus. Record any questions or additions you have. Have a parent/guardian sign to confirm he/ she has read it.
3) Have a parent/ guardian Sign the "QFI photo release".
Due 5/ 30
Review
Practice individual sections of your letter in Arabic.
a. Imagine what questions will be asked and write them.
b. Write out sections of the letter.
Due 5/29
1- Write a full introduction of yourself and your family members
2- Review ACTIVELY writing, reading, speaking, listening (introductions, how are you, family members, numbers, hobbies)
"...مرحبا انا اسمي"
"...انا من "
Dialogue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FkcbIkdz0w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Family Members:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgwRxFfVrxM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Hobbies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd6luFHivoc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due 5/28
Review the list of topics to be covered in review. Add food and clothes.
Generate a master list of vocabulary listed by topic.
Due 5/21
1) Study vocabulary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvH02HiPa4Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player
2) Look up Arabic recipe/ Arabic foods and be ready to talk about it in detail. What is its name? Where is it from? What is in it? What is it eaten with? Note: use embassy websites for reference if needed.
Due 5/19
Make a list of Arabic foods that you know or have heard of
Due 5/16
1) Describe the photos of your family in detail. Describe who is in the photo (name, relationship to you/ each other, age, where they are from) and describe what they are wearing.
2) Practice new vocabulary
Clothing
Due 5/14
1) Write 5 sentences demonstrating agreement between Masc/ Fem nouns and their colors
2) Bring a picture to class. You will be describing the clothing of the people in the picture.
(preferably the picture will be of your family members so you can review the words for family)
Due 5/12
1) Listen to the news report
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecZCWwZ6P3w
0:00-1:20
--> Record as many familiar words as you can
2) Check out:
Different styles of clothes in Saudi Arabia
http://www.saudiembassy.or.jp/DiscoverSA/TC.htm
Different styles of Ghotra (men's head scarf)
http://saudijeans.org/2009/09/07/how-to-wear-a-ghotra/
A blog all about different styles of hijaab- (complete with videos and pictures for doing different styles)
http://thehijablog.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/mo7gbat-learn-to-tie-tons-of-new-hijab-styles/
Due 5/9
1) 5 sentences describing these pictures. Use clothing vocabulary and colors.
2) Quiz on colors (if you did not take it today)
Due 5/7
Reading: Find as many colors as you can in the document
Study: Vocabulary
Colors
Due 4/30
Complete wadjda discussion questions.
Separate page. Detailed responses.
5/2
Why do you think we as outsiders focus on the hijab?
What are the things we do (in our family, in our school, as Americans) that others might find different?
What are the reactions people have to those differences?
How do you feel when others react to things that make you different?
How do you imagine Arabs (women and men) might react to our focus on the hijab?
Do you think it is fair and acceptable to ask someone else to justify what they do?
http://aappl.actfl.org/demo
Due 4/8
ILS demo
Due 4/9
Reading Demo
Due 4/10
Vocabulary list for review
Due 4/11
Vocabulary list for review
Due 3/31
Explore the Demo
http://aappl.actfl.org/demo
Take notes on your reactions
-what did you notice about the speed, accent, and words?
-what kinds of questions do you think were being asked
-what words did you hear that you know?
Due 3/27
Review verbs for quiz
Due 3/26
Study vocabulary
Translate sentences from class.
Translate the following sentences using vocabulary you know. Focus on the vocabulary you know and try to string them together. DO NOT concern yourself with grammatical structure, verb tenses, etc. Use the vocabulary
1) My mom is watching TV in the living room.
2) My brother is sleeping in the bedroom
3) My car is at the restaurant
4) The dad is sweeping the dining room
5) My family eats in the dining room at 6 PM
6) Before قبل school I shower in the bathroom
7) Are you going to school Saturday?
Due 3/20
Describe your neighborhood. Say where you live, what kind of place you live in (apt/ house - big/small), and what is close or far.
Due 3/24
Practice vocabulary from class
اكنس
اغسل
اجلس
انام
اكل
استحم
I sweep
I wash
I sit
I sleep
I eat
I bathe
Due 3/11
1) Listen to the weather report. Listen for vocabulary words that you know
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/aswaat/video_s.php#/0/weather/
2) Go to this website. Write 3 words you recognize and 1 word that you can guess from context!
http://eg.arabiaweather.com
Due 3/13
1) Liesten to the weather report and record as many place names and types of weather as you hear
2) Use the weather website to discover other words from context. Do not use a dictionary! Study the words we discovered together today in class:
القاهرة
ليل
نهار
صا في
جزئي
غالباً
الرطوبة
امطار
Due 3/14
Due 3/17
Study vocabulary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwsRtGW6maw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due 3/5
List of vocabulary words in English.
Brainstorm a list of vocabulary words
What do you do at each of the places we have learned?
Review all the places we have studied and write 2-3 related words for each
(eg. at the airport I travel)
-->If you would like to retake last week's quiz you may do so on Thursday during Tutorial
Due 3/6
List of vocabulary words in English.
Brainstorm a list of vocabulary words
What do you do at each of the places we have learned?
Review all the places we have studied and write 2-3 related words for each
(eg. at the airport I travel)
-->If you would like to retake last week's quiz you may do so on Thursday during Tutorial
Due 3/7
Study weather vocabulary and days of the week
Weather
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9yuw9_vHMg
Bring a weekly weather report to class. You may print it, get it from a newspaper or draw it yourself.
Due 3/10
Write a weekly weather report.
DUE
3/3
Brainstorm a list of vocabulary words
What do you do at each of the places we have learned?
Review all the places we have studied and write 2-3 related words for each
(eg. at the airport I travel)
2/26
Write to a friend about the movie Lemon Tree.
Imagine they have never seen the movie and they know nothing about the Arab world.
What should they know before seeing the movie? What important scenes/ interactions should they watch for?
What will they learn? What questions would you want to ask them after they see the movie?
Due 2/27
179 drill 4
Due 2/28
1) Quiz tomorrow- reading and writing- places vocabulary
2) Complete connecting practice by connecting letters and writing the meaning of each word
2/12
Study places vocab (see youtube practice)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er-QuOWGXI8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Read aloud and complete worksheet with vocabulary
2/13
Practice Vocabulary and writing vocabulary
2/14
Quiz
2/18
Porcelli in Doha- Alif Baa practice
2/5
Writing practice worksheet
2/6
Vocabulary/ Writing practice
2/7
Alif baa work
2/10
Practice writing vocabulary
Complete Unit 7 Drills if not completed in class
Unit 7
Listening exercise 6
Drill 5 (Reading aloud)
Drill 6
Drill 8
Drill 9
Drill 10 (p. 161, 162)
Read p. 166
1-31
Write a goal for yourself for Pronunciation, Reading, Listening, Writing
"By the end of next week I want to be able to..."
1-29
Write 5 vocabulary words in Arabic by sounding them out
Write your full name in Arabic
1-27
Drill 21, 22, 23
p. 141
1-3
My break description
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_RaazqkZAU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Vocabulary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C45-5BGc5H0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
12-10
Create a Wordle using English words that come from Arabic.
http://www.wordle.net
12-18
Drills 10,11,13
12-19
Alif baa drills
12-20
Alif baa drills
Unit 3 Drill 9, 10, 11
Write 1 family member's name
12-11
Vocabulary review
12-12
Bring Alif Baa to class
12-16
Alif baa exercises
Unit 2
Drill 6, 7, 8, 10
Due 12-3
Amreeka Discussion questions- Choose 4 of 6 PLOT and 2 of 4 CULTURE
Due 12-4
Choose one of the following 2 questions. Use specific scenes from the movie AND comments from our discussion to defend your answer.
1) Was Salma’s boyfriend correct when he called Fadi’s classmates racist?
*To answer this question you need to define "racist" and decide whether or not "Arabs" are a race.
2) Was American culture portrayed positively or negatively? Give an example to defend your opinion.
*To answer this question you need to define "culture" and decide what in the movie was a part of American culture.
Due 12-5
Discussion questions: Amreeka
Due 12-9
Write a goal for 2 of the following seminar skills (Speaking, Listening, Writing).
Some sample goals are:
Speak 3 times during class, agree/disagree with a classmate
Summarize a classmate's point, ask a question
Take careful notes, reference a classmate's point in your writing
Due Wednesday 11-20
Writing practice س م
Due Thursday 11-21
BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS
Due Friday 11-22
BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS
Monday 11-25
COMPLETE DRILLS IN TEXTBOOK
Due Wednesday 11-13
Reaction to presentation. What was most surprising about Walid's presentation? What was most expected?
Due Thursday 11-14
Study vocabulary from class.
Places
Friday 11-15 - TBA
Due Monday 11-18
New/ old vocabulary.
Practice ذ / هـ
Due Wednesday 11-6
Movie Draft
Due Thursday 11-7
Revised Draft
Due Friday 11-8
Video Project due @ the start of class
Due Monday 11-11
Due Monday 11- 4
1) Outline your video project
2) Review vocabulary
3) Make a list of vocabulary you would like to know for your project (max: 5)
Classes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KreA8kgu-Vc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgwRxFfVrxM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I like...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd6luFHivoc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Dialogue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FkcbIkdz0w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due Friday 11-1
Listen to Drill 4. Make sure you can repeat all of the introductions
Due Wednesday 10-23
1) Drill 3 p. 13 in your text. You must use the online companion for this activity
Learn how to say the names of at least 5 countries in Arabic
2) Practice pronouncing غ
3) Review classes vocabulary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KreA8kgu-Vc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due Thursday 10-24
Map Practice
Due Friday 10-25
Quiz on Map- Study using Drill 3 p. 13
Geography (includes practice and presentation)
Response: Visual Geography
- How do we view the world? Talk about your general reactions to today's presentations
- Which pictures/ slides were particularly moving to you? Why? What assumptions did they challenge?
Due Monday 10-28
Country presentation- capital, pictures, flag, population, major monuments/sites, 1 (or more) cultural products or practices or people unique to the country
Due Monday 10-7
Pronunciation practice
ح
Writing practice
Due Wednesday 10-9
Study Vocabulary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd6luFHivoc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Practice ق and ح with the Alif Baa website.
Due Thursday 10-10
Study Vocabulary
Email me 1 word you would like to know for the phrase-
"I like..."
Due Friday 10-11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KreA8kgu-Vc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due Tuesday 10-15
Porcelli Out
What is eid al-adha
Due Monday 9-30
Practice family vocabulary
Practice pronunciation
Family vocabulary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgwRxFfVrxM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
خ
Due Wednesday 10-2
Introduce family members. Make a video introducing 2 members and send it to me.
Practice with song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtcr84PaNxE
NOW OPEN!
Family vocabulary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgwRxFfVrxM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due Thursday 10-3
http://www.youtube.com/edit?ns=1&video_id=NgwRxFfVrxM
Create a new video introducing a family member. Follow the example above.
Define "backwards". Think of 3 examples of things that are backwards
Due Friday 10-4
Response: Is Arabic written Backwards? Is it acceptable to call Arabic writing "backwards"?
Due Monday 10-7
Pronunciation practice
ح
Writing practice
Due Monday 9-23
Pronunciation practice with website.
Recording
Due Wednesday 9-25
1) Record a video introducing someone else
2) Review #s and Letters with youtube and the website (20 min)
3) Response to our Fireside chat (what is going well in Arabic? What is challenging? What are you looking forward to? What are you nervous about?)
Due Thursday 9-26
Memorize dialogue with an introduction of someone else.
Practice Alphabet and Numbers-- Quiz Thursday.
Due Friday 9-27
Pronunciation practice with website.
خ
Family vocabulary.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgwRxFfVrxM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Due Monday 9-30
Practice family vocabulary
Practice pronunciation
خ
Due Monday 9-16
1) Review Alphabet and Numbers
2) Reading In packet. Stop at "Formal and Spoken" (PDF ON ARABIC 1 PAGE)
Due Wednesday 9-18
1) Review Alphabet Song and Numbers (YouTube)
2) Memorize Dialogue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FkcbIkdz0w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
3) Write a Paragraph to describe "How will you learn Arabic". Base your response on the reading (vii-ix) from last week.
Due Thursday 9-19
Listening practice, listen to the scenes a second time listening for key phrases.
Record a 2nd draft introduction video including name, where you are from, age, where you are a student.
Email the video to me!
Due Friday 9-20
Pronunciation practice with website. Record yourself pronouncing the letters of the alphabet.
Due Monday 9-23
Pronunciation practice with website. Record 4 familiar sounds and 4 unfamiliar sounds.
Due Monday 9-9
1) Complete writing practice (introductory words)
2) Why do you want to learn Arabic?
Due Wednesday 9-11
1) Study numbers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A9cz4zLYHk
2) Response "Why learn Arabic?" - What are your goals?
Numbers
Due Thursday 9-12
1) Study Alphabet
2) Rd. Pages vii- ix in the text.
Due Friday 9-13
1) In several thoughtfully constructed paragraphs, respond to Sylvie's Question:
2) Practice #'s and Alphabet
Due Monday 9-16
1) Review Alphabet and Numbers
2) Reading In packet. Stop at "Formal and Spoken" (PDF ON ARABIC 1 PAGE)
Due Friday 9-6
1) Practice writing your name in Arabic
Due Thursday 9-5 (If you are celebrating the holiday, this assignment is due Friday):
1) Record a video introducing yourself. Include one thing you like.
Due Wednesday 9-4
1) Teach someone who doesn't speak Arabic to introduce themselves in Arabic
"...مرحبا انا اسمي"
"...انا من "
2) Review syllabus. Record any questions or additions you have. Have a parent/guardian sign to confirm he/ she has read it.
3) Have a parent/ guardian Sign the "QFI photo release".